South Railroad Avenue & Kelvin Avenue
South Railroad Avenue and Kelvin Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Oakwood-Richmondtown, Staten Island. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The Bay Terrace station on the SIR is about a minute on foot. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1965 and 1977, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredStaten Island Railway
The nearest Staten Island Railway station is Bay Terrace, 280 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- Bay Terrace SIR · Staten Island Railway280 feetSIR
Next trains at this station
Ferry
1 line- SIR …
South Shore
1 line- SIR …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Hylan Blvd/Justin Av, 0.4 miles away, for the S78 and SIM1C.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hylan Blvd/Justin Av S78, SIM1C0.4 milesS78 SIM1C
Next buses at this stop
- S78 …
- SIM1C …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Korean War Vets Parkway northbound at Drumgoole Road East & Richmond Parkway, 2.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 3701 Amboy Road Gas station0.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of one crash for a Staten Island corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2017.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10306
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 51
- Police precinct
- 122
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Oakwood-Richmondtown
- Elevation
- 64 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1965 and 1977.
Trees
NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in August 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of South Railroad Avenue
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Within a walk
How places are listedShopping centers
- Evergreen Plaza Shopping center0.5 miles
Not on record for this corner:
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- South Railroad Avenue & Justin Avenue 250 feet
- South Railroad Avenue & Bay Terrace 290 feet
- North Railroad Avenue & Justin Avenue 380 feet
- O'Gorman Avenue & Kelvin Avenue 520 feet
- Justin Avenue & Twombly Avenue 530 feet
- South Railroad Avenue & Taunton Street 570 feet
- North Railroad Avenue & Benton Court 660 feet
- O'Gorman Avenue & Justin Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along Kelvin Avenue or South Railroad Avenue.